Where to go from here ???

I finished my UAL L3 in visual communication back in May and i got a distinction in it. I don't have any plans from here and I'm just sitting around unemployed with literally 0 work experience under my belt and nothing of any value to put on a CV as ive genuinely done NOTHING.

I really struggled with the course - not the content (that was easy) but the amount of work I had to do and I don't think I have any chance in the art field or any actual passion for it at this point. I regret taking the course and wish I did A-levels instead as I would have had more open options in terms of employment. I was stupid at 15 and was adamant on avoiding anything academic when choosing my next steps (partly due to the immense amount of personal issues i went through that year, and partly as a form of rebellion to all of my tutors were pushing me towards sixth form and trying to get into a russell group uni).

I have no idea what to do with my life and I feel incredibly worthless. I'm agoraphobic, and I'm scared of entering the workplace or even returning back to education with nobody I know around me. I have no idea what I can do from here with my qualifications, autism and social ineptitude.

... any suggestions?

Reply 1

seniest29

maybe try getting an access to higher education diploma? from what i know it’s a one-year course that can be studied flexibly and enables you to progress onto a university-level course and gain a full degree, so maybe after completing the course you can go on to do an employable degree that you enjoy?

Reply 2

seniest29

and because of your agoraphobia you can maybe try finding an online access to HE course, then doing a degree w the open university which is also online (as far as i’m aware), maybe attend therapy over this time so that when you graduate and are looking for jobs you can be less anxious about entering the workplace!!